Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Monroe County, Florida, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Monroe County Circuit Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Monroe County
In Monroe County, the Monroe County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the court clerk.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
Looking Up a Case from Monroe County
For Monroe County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at monroecounty-fl.gov/m/directory/department?did=75 (page title: Staff Directory, Clerk of The Court (Key West)), phone 305-295-3130, 500 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Florida court page SearchSystems verified is at flcourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Monroe County
Together, the two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,300 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Monroe County Circuit Court or the County Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Monroe County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County divorce records, Monroe County traffic tickets, Monroe County DUI and Monroe County property records.
Cities in Monroe County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Monroe County Circuit Court or the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Monroe County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Monroe County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at monroecounty-fl.gov, phone 305-295-3130.
Which court hears felonies in Monroe County?
The Monroe County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Monroe County?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Florida?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Monroe County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.